Bloghttp://www.erikdurant.com/blog/Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:38:57 +0000en-USSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)The SquiderikdurantThu, 12 Aug 2010 03:03:48 +0000http://www.erikdurant.com/blog/2010/8/11/the-squid.html654094:7628886:8531965This fall I will be exhibiting an outdoor sculpture in New Bedford’s National Historic Park.  I was one of seven sculptors asked to participate in this show.  My sculpture will be prominently displayed on the façade of the Whaling Museum.  The sculpture that I will be making is a giant squid that is attacking the museum itself.  This is a pun based on stories of epic battles between squid and whales.  I will be posting the progress of the sculpture here as well as on my facebook page.

This was one of the many preliminary studies that I did to learn about the squids anatomy.

 

This is an initail sketch of the sculpture on location.

...and a pic of the museum facade

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